WWOZ Piano Night is coming Monday, May 1! The 29th edition of Piano Night is
subtitled "Back to the Roots" and for good reason. This Piano Night will be
a return to the original concept: solo pianists, playing one at a time on the
main stage at the House of Blues. Tickets a...
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The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival is rapidly approaching its 50th
year. In honor of this year's cubes being released yesterday, take a look
back at the cubes (the longtime format release for the day-by-day schedule)
from every year of the festival going all the way b...
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The Shotgun Jazz Band has come a long way, growing from a duo of Marla and
John Dixon to an 8-piece ensemble for their fiery new release entitled,
Steppin’ On the Gas. Featuring Marla Dixon (trumpet and vocals), James
Evans (C-melody sax, clarinet, and vocals), Charlie Hall...
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Longtime WWOZ show host Raymond Kent bid listeners farewell on Friday, March
24 as he hosted his final "Soul Ride" on the station. Raymond has been an 'OZ
DJ for over a decade and hosted the popular "brass band half hour" within his
eclectic weekly Friday 6-9a show.
If you...
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The 2017 Freret Street Festival is happening on Saturday, April 1 from
11am-6pm. Free to attend, the festival has three stages with local music,
plus over 200 local vendors, food courts and seating at every corner, roller
girls, and pet adoption stations. It runs the length...
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What a ride it's been! The Iguanas closed out our Spring Pledge Drive in fine
form this afternoon with a performance on the New Orleans Music Show with
host Bill DeTurk. Check them out below and support WWOZ by becoming a member
today!
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1) Big thank you to everyone who helped make our Spring Pledge Drive a
success over the last week and a half! WWOZ has been nonprofit,
volunteer-driven, and listener-supported for over 35 years. Here's to (at
least) 35 more! We had some amazing live performances in the stud...
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